Did you think that the patent war that they keep Apple and Samsung was it over? Well no. They have been visiting the courts regularly for several years now and the last appointment was this week, with better news for the Korean giant than for the company that Tim Cook is running from practically the same moment in which the patent war moved on. to the courts.
In the last episode of this long story, the Supreme Court of the United States has sided with Samsung, reversing the damage ruling that put the balance on the side of Cupertino. We recall that in this trial it must be decided whether Apple is right in its complaint that Samsung copied the design of the iPhone in the first models of its flagship, the Galaxy S.
The patent war gives Samsung a break
With this decision, the Supreme Court has said which Samsung will not have to pay the 339 million dollars in damages for patent infringement ruled by a lower court. The reason the Supreme Court of the United States has given for reversing the previous ruling is that the damages should not be based on the entire device, but on specific parts such as the front bezel.
This story is still far from reaching its end. In the following episodes we will see Apple and Samsung in lower courts, where they will have to decide how much the South Koreans have to pay the North Americans, so I would not rule out 100% that they would see each other again in the supreme court if they do not reach an agreement. And it is that, although I understand that it is true that a complete device cannot be taken into account, I believe that Apple's lawyers will eliminate only some component or will add components such as the aforementioned front bezel to benefit as much as possible, that is, I add the bezel, plus the shape, plus the home button to get as close as possible to the complete terminal. We will have the answer in the next episode of «Apple vs. Samsung: patent war ».